Master Lecturer
Contact
100 Bay State Road, Room 344
cmcvey@bu.edu
Education
2014 Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison (English Literature)
2008 M.A. University of Virginia (English Literature)
2006 B.A. Skidmore College (Classics)
2006 B.A. Skidmore College (English Literature)
Bio
Christopher McVey is a Master Lecturer in the Boston University Writing Program, where he teaches courses on AI Philosophy and Ethics, post-apocalyptic fiction and film, poetry of witness, and topics in literature. He is part of a team studying student practices and beliefs about generative AI, and he is currently a member of the Boston University AAC&U Institute on AI and the Curriculum.
Among other roles, he has served as a Curricular Coordinator in the Writing Program, the Studio Coordinator for the Kilachand Honors College first-year writing studio classes, and helped to develop the new BU Writing Program portfolio program.
Research and publications are available at:
https://christophermcvey.academia.edu
Affiliated Initiatives and Programs
Boston University Digital Learning & Innovation AI-Intensive Writing, Research, & Inquiry Course Pilot:
AAC&U Institute on AI and the Curriculum:
The AI Humanist Blog (Medium):
https://medium.com/@cmcvey
Kilachand Honors College:
Courses Taught
WR152: AI Philosophy and Ethics
WR151: Poetry of Witness: Ethics and Artistic Testimony
WR120: After the End: Postapocalyptic Fiction & Film
WR120: Dystopian Literature
WR120: Creative Nonfiction: Personal, Collective, and Public Memory
KHC ST111: First-Year Writing Studio
KHC ST112: First-Year Writing Studio